Washing-machine.



E. H. SHERBONDY.

WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION man MAY 26. Isle.

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EARL H. SHERBONDY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOE, BY MESNE ASSIGMENTS, T0 THE FRANTZ PREMIER CO., OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

Application mea may 2e, 1916. serial No. 1oo,o1a.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARLH. SHERBONDY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in lashing-Machines, of

`which the following is a specification, the

principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The present improvements, relating as indicated to washing machines, have more particular regard to a mechanism for this purpose which is self-contained and which can be used in conjunction with an ordinary wash-tub or other suitable receptacle for clothes. Another object of the invention is to provide a machine of this character which can 4be adjusted to various sizes of receptacles and which can be inexpensively manufactured and conveniently used. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in 4the claims.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing Figure 1 is a central longitudinalsection of the device, some parts being shown in elevation; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device mounted in position upon a receptacle; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 inFig. 1; Fig. 4 -is a central vertical section on an enlarged scale of a portion of the reciprocating `mechanism; Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 in Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is a plan view showingla detall of construction.

.It is hi hly desirable, in a machine of the resent c aracter, to be able to use a small igh-speed motor, preferably electrical,

since such a. motor can be`bu1lt at a rela- Q tively. low expense, and the weight of the Same will of course be very muc less than if a larger slow-speed motor were used. It is necessary, in case`a small high-speed motor is employed, to provide means for gearing it down to a relatively slow speed of movement for the plunger, and yet this plunger must have a comparatively long stroke in order to secure a considerable movement through the fluid in the receptacle. The present machine has been particularly designed with these objects in view.

Referring now to Fi 1 and 2, there is shown a casing 1 in w ich is inclosed the motor, this casing being securely bolted to a larger flared casing 2 in which is mounted the operating mechanism forthe plunger, and through the bottom 3 of which extends the plunger 4, the latter being. provided at its lower end with vacuum cups 5. Around the lower edge of the casing 2 -there is mounted a ring 6 adapted to' be engaged by clamps 7 on the upper end of extensib e arms or supports which are provided on their lower ends with other clamps 8 adapted to engage the edges of the receptacle. Preferably three or more of these clamps will be used, and as shown in Fio'. 1 each clamp will consist of a tube 9 slidaoly receiving therein a rod 10, thus rendering it possible to shorten or lengthen these sup-I ports as desired, the tube and rod being clamped in any desired relative position by means of winged set-screws 11 or some similar means. In order to accommodate the machine to receptacles of different shapes, it is possible to loosen the clamps 7 and move the supports to any desired points about the ring 6. v

Connected to the armature of the motor is a shaft 12 extending vertically and centrally through the casing 2 and having mounted thereon a. fly-wheel in the form of disks 13 and .14 which are clamped together by means of bolts. The disks 13 and 14' rotatably supported upon studs or shafts 18 which are screwed into inward extensions 19 and 20 from the partition 26. These extensions 19 and 20 are disposed on opposite sides of the center plane of the worm wheels, and in this way the worm wheels' are -evenly balanced about the central vertical axis of the mechanism. Attached to th'e worm Wheels 16 and 17, on opposite sides thereof, are eccentric pins 21 to which are attached rods 22 extending downward and serving as cranks to operate link mechanism consisting of the pivotally connected Pods 24 and 25, the upper end.` of the rod I 24 being supported upon a partition 26 extending across the casing at this point, and the lower ends of the rod 25 being connected to a collar 27, which in turn is connected to the reciprocable plunger 4. It will be readily seen that operation of the motor will rotate the shaft 12, thus turning the worm wheels 16 and 17 andsimultaneously operating the cranks 22,'1n this Way alternately raising and lowerlng the collar 27 and the plunger 4.

It is desirable to slowly rotate the plunger 4 as well as to reciprocate the same, and mechanism for this purpose is provided and is shown in Figs. 1 and ,5., This mechanism, which may take various forms, is here shown as consisting of a rod 30 having therein a slot 31 engaging over a pin 32 attached to one ofthe links 25. yThis rod 30 is attached to a collar 33 mounted about the tube 4 and bearing a pawl 35 normally held in engagement with a ratchet Wheel 36 attached to the tu'be 4 by means of a spring 37. The movement of the rod 25 picks up the rod 30 and moves 1t sufficiently to cause the pawl 35 to turn the ratchet wheel, and with it the tube 4, one notch upon each full stroke of the plunger, so that the plunger is rotated through one revolution for about every twenty-live strokes up and down. It will be evident that any other means might be, used to secure this same indexing movement of the plunger, and the plunger may be moved other distances around for each reciprocation.

.i Y Lacasse provided the means stated by4 any of the following claims or the equivalent of such lstated means be i employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention l. In a washing machine, the combination of a casing, washing apparatus mounted therein and adapted to extend into a receptacle, a plurality of extensible supports pivotally attached to said casing and provided with means adapted `to engage the sides of a receptacle and support said casing thereon. A

2. In a -washing machine, the combination of a casing, washing apparatus mounted therein and adapted to extend into a receptacle, a plurality of extensible supports pivotally attached to said casing and provided With pivotally attached clamps adapted to engage the -sides of a receptacle and support said casing thereon. Y

3. In a washing machine, the combination of a casing, washing apparatus mounted therein and adapted to extend into a receptacle, means for adjustably supporting said casing and apparatus above a receptacle, said means consisting of a plurality of extensible supporting tubes, means for holding them in desired relation, one end of each of said tubes being pivotally attached to said casing, clamps for maintaining them in desired angular position with respect to said casing, and other clamps pivotally attached to the lower ends of said tubes and adapted to engage with the sides of the receptacles.

Signed by me, this 11th day of May, 1916.

EARL H. SHERBONDY.

Attested by- THoMA's H. FAX, H. B. Far. 

